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Carlos Beltran went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Saturday, leading the Astros to an 8-6 victory over the Mariners.

Beltran had an RBI single in the fifth inning that increased the Astros' lead to 5-0 then added on a run-scoring double in the seventh. With the three-hit attack, he's now hitting .236/.289/.398 with 14 homers and 51 RBI on the season. Sep 16 - 4:29 PM

Carlos Beltran is not in the Houston lineup against Wednesday for the Astros' game against Los Angeles.

The rest does not appear to be injury-related. Evan Gattis gets the start at DH for Houston, and will hit fifth. Sep 13 - 7:07 PM

Carlos Beltran (back) went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in his return to the Astros' starting lineup Tuesday night in Seattle.

It was the first live action for Beltran since August 31. He's been working through some soreness in his upper back and neck, along with a foot injury and some other minor ailments. Such is life for a 20-year major league veteran. Sep 6 - 8:40 AM

Carlos Beltran (back) could be available to play early this week for the Astros' series in Seattle.

Beltran hasn't played since last Thursday due to soreness in his upper back/neck. He's batting a disappointing .234/.287/.396 for the Astros this season. Sep 3 - 12:18 PM

Depth Charts

Jose Altuve (forearm) is absent from the Astros' starting lineup on Tuesday night.

Altuve was removed from Monday's series opener against the Rangers after getting plunked on the left forearm by a pitch. X-rays turned up negative and he's considered day-to-day. Marwin Gonzalez will start at second base and bat fifth Tuesday versus Texas left-hander Cole Hamels.

Jake Marisnick was diagnosed with a fractured right thumb and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks after surgery Friday.

That's quite a bummer for Marisnick and the Astros; he would have at least played center against lefties in the postseason and maybe gotten some time against righties too. Marisnick, who was hitting .243/.319/.496 in 259 at-bats, was hurt sliding into second base last night. The Astros will now have to give more time to Derek Fisher and Cameron Maybin as they try to figure out a new postseason outfield alignment.

The 26-year-old hurler underwent Tommy John surgery in May and will be sidelined until the middle of the 2018 season. By placing him on the 60-day DL though, the Astros are able to free up a spot on the 40-man roster.

He tested positive for Boldenone. Paulino has decided not to appeal the ruling. The Astros have 80 games left after tonight, so this effectively ends his season. The right-hander was undefeated in six starts for Houston, but struggled to a 6.52 ERA during that stretch.

Jandel Gustave underwent season-ending surgery on his right elbow Wednesday in Houston.

It was a UCL reconstruction procedure, which sounds a lot like Tommy John surgery. Gustave landed on the disabled list April 20 after experiencing tightness in his right forearm and he'll now remain sidelined until sometime in 2018.